[Acuta73]

Finger on the trigger, hammer falls on Friday.

I know the limitations and down-side of the SSD (read lots about TRIM and Garbage Collection), but space isn't going to allow for 2 full-size drives (won't be bay-mounted) and the SSD will be OS only.

Anyhow, feedback please?

BD/DVD ROM
HDD
RAM
SSD
Hot Swap Bay
TV Tuner Card
MoBo
Peripheral PSU (lights/fans)

Case will be scratch built (by me), will worklog it in mods after I have my components and start.

Thank you! ray:

 

[Acuta73]

No comments/concerns?

 

[ukiarskicker]

Not sure about the Blu-Ray drive. Are you really going to be using it? I could have bought a Blu-Ray burner but seeying is that how I will only use dual layer DVDs at most, why bother. The mobo I am not a fan of. Not the company, but its type. But I am a gamer so that's why. Everything else looks good tho. One thing tho, your RAM is 1333 but the mobo only supports 800/1066, so the RAM is overpowering for the mobo. Unless you will upgrade the mobo later on, I suggest get a cheaper RAM.

 

[Acuta73]

Trigger is pulled! :4-toilet:

Machine is only for Home Theater, thus the BD/DVD ROM (to play/rip movies to HDD).

mITX form factor for space saving. Still plenty of power for a DVR/PVR, movie, and music server. Case is only 12.5"x4"x13". My only pervasive fear is the tuner card not fitting upright, but I can order a PCI extender if I have to. I already have 2 gaming/3D machines...not that this one can't play a few games, it just won't! (though I might tap it as a Render Node :grin

RAM was the cheapest DDR3 the Egg had that had a name on it I trusted and a 4Gb kit. Should work fine. If not? Can always RMA :4-dontkno.

Still hoping I can get away with Linux 64bit OS. We'll find out.

Thank you for the comments! :wave:

 

[ukiarskicker]

The RAM will work but it will not work as fast as it should, only what the mobo supports. Linux should still work on the system. Ive installed Linux on a very weak system and it worked fine, I just do not know Linux all to well. The 64bit I am not sure on this system, but hey, at install it will say whenever its compatible so no loss there. Besides that good luck.